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Plums · USDA pomological watercolour

Dawson Prune Plum

Historical USDA watercolour of the Dawson Prune Plum plum, painted c.1886–1942

Dawson Prune Plum is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. A watercolour study of it survives in the collection, with specimens recorded from Idaho, Washington, Weiser, painted by Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarDawson Prune
SpeciesPrunus domestica
Common fruitPlum
Artist(s)Heiges, Bertha
Specimen originIdaho, Washington, Weiser
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00004775.

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